Barry, I restored my old Kyosho Lazer last year and I had forgotten how expensive it got.
It is worth checking some websites for deals which include everything you need to run to make sue you don't forget anything. There are also some good ready to run cars which tend to come with an added robustness over the kit models.
Also have a look on ebay, there were quite a few people who buy, build and then sell completed kits just because they enjoy building them.
Thanks. All I've really discovered so far is a couple of Traxxas cars that are supposedly good value and easy to drive (and fast if required). They appear to be pre-built. I'm also thinking, pre-built is more fun for a kid, I remember waiting what seemed like months for mate's Dad to build his when I was young!
Now a subject I can get my teeth into! I used to be well into racing RC cars, used to race 1/10th on and off road electric at National level, however jacked it all in 10 years ago because it was taking too much time and costing me too much money.
Technology has moved on massively since I jacked it in, certainly on the electrics side, less so on Nitro's.
I guess you need to decide whether you want to race it or not. If you do, check out the most local club and see what they race, pop down and talk to a few people and see what the most popular car is. Do you/your relative live in or around Swindon, or further afield?
I've no idea if he wants to race it, might be a good idea, as he lost his Dad a while back and perhaps needs something like that. We both live in Swindon, so I'll have a butchers.
I've discovered "brushless" is what looks to be the bollocks, seems very fast, but speed seems to take a bit to learn. I'm starting to think I'm buying it for myself, like some unfulfilled dream, hence why I think it should be fast as fuck and he won't get a go at christmas.
Try the model shop in Theatre Square, they are really good i got 2 the Christmas before last. They were really helpful & worked it so it was cheaper his way than what i was after, they are still going. They were battery powered.
Wow, that's still open! That's perfect then, I just assumed it had closed down. I initially wanted to pop down to the upstairs of Beaties.